Convertible chair, divan, and bed



R. H. BJORKLUND Filed June 19, 1954 CONVERTIBLE CHAIR, DIVAN, AND BED /9 WC lNyaEN TOR ADA-M 7%- WW BY i ATTORNEY vwf Jan. 28, 1936.

Patented Jan. 28, Y 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 4 Claims.

The object of my invention is to devise a novel construction of a convertible chair, which when in closed position will present the appearance of a conventional chair and which can be extended to form a divan or a bed.

With the above and other objects in view as Other novel features of construction and advantage will hereinafter appear in the detailed description and the appended claims.

For the purpose of illustrating the invention, I have shown in the accompanying drawing a typical embodiment of it which, in practice will give satisfactory and. reliable results. It is, however, to be understood that the various instrumentalities of which my invention consists can be variously arranged and organized, and the invention is not limited to the exact arrangement and organization of these instrumentalities as herein set forth.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a convertible chair, embodying my invention and with a portion of the upholstery removed.

Figure 2 is a front elevation of the chair, partly broken away for the sake of clearness of illustration.

Figure 3 is a side elevation with the chair extended half way to form a divan.

Figure 4 is a side elevation of the chair in section, extended its full length to form a bed.

Figure 5 is a front view partly in section of the drawer.

Figure 6 is a perspective view partly in section of an upper connector for the lazy tongs in its guide member.

' Similar numerals indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawing:-

5 designates a convertible chair embodying my invention. The chair proper may have any desired contour and for purpose of illustration I have shown it as overstuffed. The side arms 2 are supported by the rear intermediate and front posts 3, 4 and 5 respectively. 6 designates a support in the form of a frame to which guide rods 1 are connected which telescope into the guide tubes 8 carried by the rear and intermedi-- ate posts 3 and 4 respectively. The support 6 has an upper cross bar 9 which slides beneath the seat l0 and contributes to support it, and it is provided with a lower cross bar I I which slides on the side rails l2 connected with the posts 3, 4 and 5. The side rails are connected by the rear fixed cross bar I3 and the intermediate cross bar M. The support 6 is connected by the lazy tongs [5 with a slidable front support I6 of substantially the same construction as that of the support 6. The front support I6 has the side posts l'l, an upper cross bar is which serves at times to support the seat It), and with a lower cross bar IS. The front posts 5 of the chair are cut away as at 20 to form recesses to receive the side posts H. 2| designates a removable front wall of the chair which has secured to its rear face a reinforcing support 22, receivable in the recesses 25]. A deep drawer 23 is secured to the rear face of the front wall 2| and is provided with guides 24 which travel in the slots 25 in the side walls of the posts 3 and 4 and the side posts of the supports 6 and H3. The drawer 23 at its rear end has the depending arms 26 which clear the lower cross bar except that of the support I6, so that as the front wall is drawn out it will draw outwardly the support I 6. The drawer 23 receives the folded mattress 21. 28 and 29 are covers. The bottom of supports 6 and I6 have secured to them antifriction devices 3| of any desired character. The supports 6 and I6 have friction locks 30 which prevent their accidental displacement from the positions to which they have been adjusted.

The operation of my novel convertible chair will now be apparent to those skilled in this art, and is as follows:

Assuming that the chair is closed and it is desired to convert it into a divan, the front wall is drawn outwardly in a forward direction until the arms 26 contact with the lower cross bar of the support IS. The mattress 21 is taken out of the drawer, a cover 28 placed over the drawer and the mattress placed over the seat l0 and the cover 28.

If it is desired to convert the chair into a full length bed, the front wall is drawn forwardly thereby drawing forwardly the support l6, extending the lazy tongs, and drawing forwardly the support 6 until its friction locks engage the posts 5. The cover 29 is placed on the support 6 and I6 and the mattress placed over such covers so that it will be substantially flush with the bottom cushion 32 on the seat I B.

When the device is used as a chair the covers 28 and 29 are placed on the seat II).

My present construction can be economically manufactured, and when the parts are retracted the device presents the appearance of a conventional chair,

It will now be apparent that I have devised a new and useful convertible chair, divan and bed which embodies the features of advantage enumerated as 'desirable in the statement of the invention and, the above description, and while I have, in the present instance, shown and; described a preferred embodiment thereof which will give in practice satisfactory and reliable results, it is to be understood that this embodiment is susceptible of modification in' various ioarticulars without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages. g i 7 Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by'fLetters Patent is: W i

1. In a chair convertible to a bed, rear, intermediate and front posts, a support for a bed section movable into said chain beneath its seatand against said intermediate posts and having means to interlock with said front; posts, said rearand front posts and said support having registering slots, and a drawer? mounted in said bed section support and movable with it into the chair beneath the seat the drawer being provided with guides mounted on the skies thereof travelling in the registering slots.

2. In a chair convertible to a bed, a rear bed section support having guide rods, tubes rigidly connected the rear of the chair frame and into Which-the rods telescope, a second bed section support, expansible and contractible means connecting said supports, said supports being slidable into the chair beneath its seat, an additional bed section support, a drawer mounted on said additi onal bed section support, slidably engaged with said second bed section support and movable with them into the chair, and covers for said drawer and supports and forming a bed bottom.

3. In a chair convertible to a bed, a pairfiof bed section supports, movable into the chair beneath its seat and contributing to support the seat, and comprising a rear and a front support, extensible connections between saidg'support's', an additional bed section support, normally located at the front of the chair, a drawer in said additional bed section support and means carried by the rear of said drawer to contact with the front support of the pair to draw the pair forwardly fromrbeneath the seat into bed formation as the additional bed settion support is, moved forward- 2 connections between said supports, an additional bed section support, said bed section supports havingmeans to lock with said front posts, a drawer in said additional bed section support slidably connected with one of said bed section supports which are movable into the chair beneath the seat, and covers for said drawer and bed section supports and forming a bed bottom. RUDOLF I-I. BJORKLITND. 

